Annotation Glossary

E

element-type

Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays.

O

out caller-allocates

Out parameter, where caller must allocate storage.

T

transfer container

Free data container after the code is done.

A

array

Parameter points to an array of items.

O

out

Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full.

T

transfer none

Don't free data after the code is done.

transfer full

Free data after the code is done.

type

Override the parsed C type with given type.

A

allow-none

NULL is ok, both for passing and for returning.

T

transfer floating

Alias for transfer none, used for objects with floating refs.